Progressive Market-Gardeners throughout the country 

 are making increased use of "Green" Manure Crops, 

 to offset the shortage of manure and fertiUzers! 



Secure greater yields of Vege- 

 tables or Farm Crops by using 

 Green Crops instead of Manure 



The use of leguminous, or nilrogen-gat her- 

 ing forage plaiils as a means to replenish soil 

 ferliJity has increased by leaps and hounds. 

 There are weighty reasons for this. One in 

 particular is that green-manuring crops in- 

 crease the moisture-holding capacitj' of soils 

 and lighten heavy clay soils, as explained by 

 the United Slates Department of Agriculture. 

 The New Jersey Experiment Station calcu- 

 lates that two crops of green manure contain 

 as much phosphoric acid and potash, and 

 nearly as much nitrogen and organic matter, 

 as 20 tons of stable manure. Although the 

 potash and phosphoric acid are not added to 

 the soil, they are returned in quickly available 

 form. If the green manure used is a legume, 

 nitrogen is added to that already in the soil. 

 Moreover, it is expensive to handle the stable 

 refuse, while the green-manure crop can be 

 grown directly on the impoverished land, and 

 be plowed under when it has attained the 

 proper growth. 



Note. — Since all seeds listed below have change- 

 able market prices, please ask for latest quotations. 



Lasting Effects of Green-Ma- 

 nure Crops One of Their Most 

 Valuable Characteristics 



The effect of a green-manure crop of cow- 

 peas is evident for two or more years after it 

 has Ijeen turned under, according to the results 

 of experiments conducted in Alabama. The 

 Canada Experiment Farm, at Ottawa, ascer- 

 tained that the effect of a turned-under crop 

 of red clover was still strongly evident after 

 the third year. 



A green-manure crop should be turned under 

 at least two weeks before the next crop is 

 planted. In plowing down the catch-crop, the 

 furrow slive should be laid slanting, at an 

 angle of 30 to 40 degrees with the horizontal. 

 Directly after plowing, the field should be 

 rolled thoroughly, as this hastens decay and 

 prevents the drying out of the soil. A liberal 

 application of lime or land plaster is recom- 

 mended after plowing down crops making a 

 heavy leaf-growth. 



Soy Beans are among the 

 most valuable soil-enrichers in 

 cultivation 



Farmog 



arm High-bred nitrogen-gathering bacteria 

 cini for Clovers, Cowpeas, Soy Beans, 

 Vetches, Garden Peas and Beans, Sweet Peas. Makes 

 poor soil good to raise the largest and best crops of 

 all legumes. Write for interesting booklet and prices. 



The Most Important Forage Crops (Legumes) 



Soy Beans. The rapid rise of Soy Beans to a position of prom- 

 inence in American agriculture is due to their manifold merits. 

 Soy Beans not only make excellent hay but are one of the 

 best green crops to plow under for soil-enrichment. The seed 

 of Soy Beans analyzes higher in nutritive values than linseed 

 meal. While the plants perfect a fine amount of herbage and 

 bear grain containing the highest per cent of protein and fat 

 of any produced in the country, the roots are busy storing 

 nitrogen in the soil, leaving same in better condition after the 

 crop is harvested than it was before. The varieties grown most 

 are Medium Green, Early Soja, and Ito San. Write us for 

 prices and samples. 



Cowpeas. X'aluable as either a soiling-crop or for hay. As a 

 soiling-crop they do not come up to Soy Beans in nitrogen 

 content, but as hay plants, and as a crop for feeding right off 

 the field, they are of particular merit, especially in the South. 

 \'arieties, Whippoorwill and Clay. Prices on request. 



Canada Field Peas. Perhaps the best forage plants for very 

 early spring. For best results they should be sown as soon as 

 you can get on the ground, in our section probably in March. 

 Canada Field Peas absolutely need cool, moist weather for best 

 development. As a rule they are planted with oats and some- 

 times with Spring Vetch or Dwarf Essex Rape. Crop is gen- 

 erally ready for pasture about the middle of May. Used with 

 oats, sow a bushel per acre. Prices on request. 



Vetches. As a soiling-crop, to make poor soil better, these have 

 few equals. Plants make a luxuriant growth and, for best 

 results, should be planted with rye or soy beans. May also 

 be broadcasted in the cornfield. 



Sand, Hairy, or Winter Vetch, (jenerally planted in early fall 

 or late summer, to aftord pasture the following spring. It is 

 perfectly hardy and makes a big mass of herbage by middle of 

 May, from seeds sown the previous fall. Write for prices. 



Spring Vetch ( Vicia saliva). Very similar to Hairy Vetch but 

 not hardy. Sow in the spring only. Write for prices. 



Clovers 



Highest Grade Seed Only 



Alfalfa (Medicago saliva). Many books have been written, set- 

 ting forth the merits of this wonderful forage plant, the intro- 

 duction of which from the North and West, into our corn-belt, 

 has added untold millions to the wealth of our farmers. It 

 seems as though Alfalfa will grow on any well-drained soil. 

 It is particularly adapted to uplands and so-ls containing an 

 abundance of lime. As a soil-enricher. Alfalfa has few equals. 

 It roots very deeply. All along its roots are the valuable nitro- 

 gen nodules. After a field has been in Alfalfa for several years, 

 it is in better shape than it would have been if tons and tons 

 of manure had been used during the same period. All live- 

 stock relish Alfalfa, either green or as hay. Grow more Alfalfa. 

 We carry the highest-grade northern-grown seed only. 35 cts. 

 per lb. Larger quantities at market prices. 



Alsike { Trifolium hybridum)- Fine for pasturage or for ensilage. 

 Lb. 40 cts., bus. of 60 lbs., market price. 



Bokhara Sweet Clover [Melilolus alba). Very valuable for soiling. 

 Grows to a height of 3^ to 5 feet. Grown on rich soil, it can 

 be cut as many as three times a season. Good for ensilage and 

 bees. Will last two years if cut before it blooms. Lb. 35 cts., 

 25 to 100 lbs., market price. 



Crimson Clover {Trifolium incarnalum). A great soil-enricher, 

 producing wonderful crops of delicate herbage that arc greedily 

 eaten by all live-stock. ALso a great plant for bees. Lb. 30 cts. 

 Larger quantities at market prices. 



Medium Red {Trifolium pralense). This is the well-known Red 

 Clover of our farms. Every farmer knows the value of good 

 Clover hay, and besides bearing wonderful crops on top of the 

 soil, the roots are constantly at work, enriching the soil with 

 nitrogen. Every farmer should have either an alfalfa or 

 Clover field — better still, both. Write for market prices and 

 samples. 



